A political hack becomes President during the height of the Depression and undergoes a metamorphosis into an incorruptible statesman after a near-fatal accident.

Walter Huston
as Hon. Judson Hammond - The President of the United States

Karen Morley
as Pendola Molloy

Franchot Tone
as Hartley Beekman - Secretary to the President

Arthur Byron
as Jasper Brooks - Secretary of State

Dickie Moore
as Jimmy Vetter

C. Henry Gordon
as Nick Diamond

David Landau
as John Bronson

Samuel S. Hinds
as Dr. H.L. Eastman

William Pawley
as Borell

Jean Parker
as Alice Bronson